Round 8 Chaos: A Triple-Edged Battle at the World Chess Championship
The players manually placing the pieces back. Maria Emelianova / Chess.com © All rights reserved

Round 8 Chaos: A Triple-Edged Battle at the World Chess Championship

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In Round 8 the two players played a game which could of had three results with Gukesh taking an early lead from moves 22 - 27, but ding would later get an advantage with the white pieces from moves 28 - 40. But in the end the pair would end the game peacefully each ending the game with half a point.

Match Score

Name Rating 01 02 03 04 05 06 07 08 09 10 11 12 13 14 Score
Ding Liren 2728 1 .5 0 .5 .5 .5 .5 .5 x x x x x x 4
Gukesh Dommaraju 2783 0 .5 1 .5 .5 .5 .5 .5 x x x x x x 4

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Pure focus. Maria Emelianova / Chess.com © All rights reserved
Peaceful draw after a chaotic game. Eng Chin An / FIDE © All rights reserved
All smiles as Kevin Goh Wei Ming makes the first move. Eng Chin An © All rights reserved
Everyone smiling despite a long press conference. Eng Chin An / FIDE © All rights reserved

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